diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/drain.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/drain.go
index 5b39e096cff..3e3e68b7359 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/drain.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/drain.go
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ func (o *DrainOptions) deletePods(pods []api.Pod, getPodFn func(namespace, name
 	}
 	for _, pod := range pods {
 		err := o.deletePod(pod)
-		if err != nil {
+		if err != nil && !apierrors.IsNotFound(err) {
 			return err
 		}
 	}